Capless closure device for a fuel tank filler neck of a vehicle and a vehicle including such a device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019299774-A1
Application number	US-201916285541-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 26, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Oct 3, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A capless closure device including a body, an end plate provided with a circular opening adapted for receiving a fuel nozzle, and a flap door adapted to close the circular opening, where the capless closure device includes a latch edge arranged at the lower edge of the circular opening and a spaced apart sealing edge, and where an inlet drain opening is arranged between the latch edge and the sealing edge. The advantage of the invention is that a capless closure device with an integrated drain passage is provided in a cost-effective way.

First claim

1 . A capless closure device comprising a body, an end plate provided with a circular opening adapted for receiving a fuel nozzle, and a flap door adapted to close the circular opening, wherein the capless closure device comprises a latch edge arranged at a lower edge of the circular opening and a sealing edge spaced apart from the latch edge in a vertical direction, wherein an inlet drain opening is arranged between the latch edge and the sealing edge.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the latch edge and the sealing edge are positioned in the same vertical plane.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the inlet drain opening is connected to an outlet drain opening by a drain passage.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the end plate comprises a bearing surface adapted to receive a rubber sleeve of a fuel nozzle.

5 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the outlet drain opening is positioned in the bearing surface.

6 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the flap door comprises a recess arranged at the inlet drain opening when the flap door is in a closed state.

7 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the flap door comprises a circumferential sealing adapted to cooperate with the sealing edge.

8 . The device according to claim 3 , wherein the drain passage is inclined with respect to a horizontal centre line of the body with an angle between 30 to 60 degrees.

9 . A vehicle comprising the device according to claim 1 .

10 . The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the capless closure device is mounted with an angle in the vehicle, such that a centre line of the body of the capless closure device is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane of the vehicle.

11 . The vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the centre line of the capless closure device is inclined by between 25 to 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Volvo Car Corp

Inventors

• Åhlberg Johan

Classifications

• B60K2015/048

  Arrangements for sealing the fuel inlet during filling · CPC title

• B60K2015/0461

  comprising a filler pipe shutter, e.g. trap, door or flap for fuel inlet · CPC title

• B60K15/04 Primary

  Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K15/0406 Primary

  Filler caps for fuel tanks · CPC title

• B60K2015/0419

  Self-sealing closure caps, e.g. that don't have to be removed manually · CPC title